da luck： The 2018-19 Premier League campaign was an impressive one for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side, with the Reds falling just short of champions Manchester City.
da apostebet： Despite losing just once in the league all year Klopp’s team finished one point adrift of City, with a total of 97 points.
Their one defeat came to City themselves on January 3 and after starting the 2019-20 with eight consecutive wins, talk began about them perhaps going for the record of most league matches in a row unbeaten.
A 3-0 defeat to Watford in February put an end to that incredible run though, five matches short of the record, while also dashing hopes of the club become the second to go an entire Premier League season unbeaten.
With that in mind, we looked back into the archives with a view to some of the longest unbeaten runs in the Premier League era.
Here, we look at the longest unbeaten runs embarked upon by all of the current Premier League sides…
20. Brighton & Hove Albion – 5 games
Brighton have twice gone on five match unbeaten runs, with both coming in their debut campaign under Chris Hughton.
19. Watford – 6 games
Surprisingly, Watford’s longest unbeaten Premier League run came this term following the appointment of new boss Nigel Pearson.
18. Bournemouth – 7 games
Bournemouth’s Premier League story has been something of a fairytale and it is only fair that their longest unbeaten run included wins over Arsenal and Chelsea.
17. Burnley – 8 games
A side that have been difficult to beat under boss Sean Dyche, with their best run to date coming last season as they looked to avoid the drop.
16. Crystal Palace – 8 games
Crystal Palace have established themselves as a Premier League mainstay under Roy Hodgson and it was the former England boss who oversaw their longest unbeaten run in 2017/18.
15. Sheffield United – 8 games
The Blades are enjoying a brilliant season under Chris Wilder but there best run goes back to 1994 when long-standing boss Dave Bassett was still in charge.
14. Southampton – 9 games
The Saints longest unbeaten run came during the 2002-03 season, the same year they reached the FA Cup final, while they were under the management of Gordon Strachan.
13. Norwich City – 10 games
Norwich City may be bottom but after their promotion to the Premier League in 2011 they went on a 10 match unbeaten run under Paul Lambert.
12. West Ham United – 10 games
Perhaps a club that has not quite achieved what it has set out to in recent years, the Hammers’ best run came in 2016 as they secured a place in the Europa League.
11. Everton – 11 games
Despite being in the Premier League since its inception, Everton have only twice managed an unbeaten run of 11 games. Both came under David Moyes in 2010 and 2012 respectively.
10. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 11 games
A side that have grown in stature in recent years, their best run came this term under current boss Nuno Espirito Santo.
9. Leicester City – 12 games
Despite their success this season, it is no surprise Leicester’s best run came during the title campaign in 2015-16 under Claudio Ranieri.
8. Aston Villa – 14 games
Villa’s longest unbeaten run came back in 1998 when they briefly led the league table.
7. Newcastle United – 14 games
Alan Pardew saw an unlikely upturn in results as he guided Newcastle to a fifth-place finish in 2012.
6. Tottenham Hotspur – 14 games
Perhaps surprisingly for a side that have seen such success in recent seasons, Spurs best run is 14 matches unbeaten which they achieved in 2015 and 2018 under Mauricio Pochettino.
5. Manchester United – 29 games
Considering United are the most successful side in the Premier League era, it is surprise to them fifth on this list. However, Sir Alex Ferguson achieved the feat twice in 1998-1999 and 2010-11.
4. Manchester City – 30 games
A club that has seen huge success in recent years, their 30 match run came in 2017-18 under Pep Guardiola, only to be ended by Klopp’s Liverpool.
3. Chelsea – 40 games
This immense run came during a period of domination for the club under Jose Mourinho which saw them win consecutive league titles in 2005 and 2006.
2. Liverpool – 44 games
An incredible run that came to an end earlier this year, Klopp’s side looked like they could go a whole season unbeaten but fell foul at Watford, losing 3-0.
1. Arsenal 49 games
The crowning glory of Arsene Wenger’s career, this run straddled three seasons and included an entire unbeaten Premier League season in 2003-04.